A/HRC/11/7 page 10 international humanitarian law is to be considered in, for example, the case of children under 15 years of age, orphaned or separated from their families as a result of international armed conflicts.21 This is also the case of provisions on contemporary forms of slavery22 and international labour standards on child labour and forced labour.23 38. Treaty bodies have issued general recommendations providing guidance to ensure the respect of human rights in the context of migration. This is the case of the two general recommendations on non-citizens issued by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,24 general recommendation No. 26 on women migrant workers issued by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the general comment on the position of aliens under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights issued by the Human Rights Committee.24 39. The international legal framework applicable to the protection of children in the context of migration is complemented by a number of resolutions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. Special mention should be made of Council resolution 9/5, in which the Council expressly recognizes the vulnerability of migrant children and calls upon States to protect the human rights of migrant children, particularly unaccompanied children, ensuring that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in their policies of integration, return and family reunification. 40. In their resolutions on the protection of migrants, the General Assembly and the Council call upon States to promote and protect effectively the human rights of all migrants, regardless of their migration status, especially those of women and children, and highlight specific concerns related to their protection. For example, the Assembly, in its resolutions 62/157 and 63/184, and the Council in its resolution 9/5, urge States to ensure that repatriation mechanisms allow for the identification and special protection of persons in vulnerable situations and take into account, in conformity with their international obligations and commitments, the principle of the best interest of the child and family reunification. Furthermore, the obligation of the State to respect the human rights of the large and growing number of migrants, especially women and children, who place themselves in a vulnerable situation by attempting to cross international borders without the required travel documents, is recognized by the Assembly in its resolutions 63/184 and 62/157 and the Council in its resolution 9/5. 21 See, inter alia, the fourth Geneva Convention relating to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (1949), art. 24. 22 Slavery Convention of 1926, as amended in 1953. 23 The International Labour Organization (ILO) has also adopted relevant legal instruments, such as the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998). 24 See HRI/GEN/1/Rev.8.